Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act amends Medicare and Medicaid to modify nursing facility requirements.

The Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to modify nursing facility requirements. It removes certain prohibitions on Medicare and Medicaid participation for facilities that have been penalized for substandard care. The Act also allows Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for employee background checks.

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act amends Medicare and Medicaid to modify nursing facility requirements.

The Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to modify nursing facility requirements. It removes certain prohibitions on Medicare and Medicaid participation for facilities that have been penalized for substandard care. The Act also allows Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for employee background checks.